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Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重

Small bird and Maples; White eye and Aronia

Maker

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher

Title

Small bird and Maples; White eye and Aronia

Period

Edo Period

Year

1835-1849

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Chūtanzakuban: 37.8 x 12.4 cm (14 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 大木や　はつれはつれは　わか楓
Translation: Among the tall trees, here and there young maples

Signature: 廣重筆 Hiroshige hitsu (Brushed by Hiroshige)

Seals: Publisher's seal: 川正 Kawashō (Top); 正栄堂 Shōeidō (Bottom); (both are seals of Kawaguchiya Shōzō )

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Object Number

34.268

Type

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797–1858, b. in Edo, Japan)
Kawaguchiya Shōzō 川口屋正蔵 (ca. 1824-1852), publisher
Small bird and Maples; White eye and Aronia , 1835-1849
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Chūtanzakuban: 37.8 x 12.4 cm (14 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 34.268

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